SOCIAL WORKER - AMBULATORY CARE CLINICS (100% FTE, DAY SHIFTS)

Req #: 237935

Department: HARBORVIEW - SOCIAL WORK

Posting Date: 09/17/2024

Closing Info:
Open Until Filled

Salary: $7,162 - $11,207 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes:
As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20230701\_a11y.pdf)

**$5,000 Sign-On Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine** **Harborview Medical Center - Social Work** has an outstanding opportunity for a **SOCIAL WORKER to join the Ambulatory Care Clinics** .

**WORK SCHEDULE**
- 40 Hours/Week
- Day Shift

**POSITION HIGHLIGHTS**
- Provide direct social work services to HMC patients within primary and specialty care clinics while adhering to the parameters of HMC policies and procedures and NASW Code of Ethics
- For the Length of Stay Project, work with Neurosurgery and Ortho Spine clinic teams at HMC (with possible expansion to other clinics) to assess and address the social determinants of health (SDOH) impacting patients' pre-surgery, their health outcomes, as well as health care utilization & cost
- Prioritize standardized communication processes between outpatient and inpatient teams

**PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:**
- Maintain working knowledge of community resources, processes, interventions, and requirements pertaining to assigned service area, including but not limited to:
o Mental health crisis intervention
o Suicide risk assessment
o Interpersonal violence
o Abuse/neglect of children and vulnerable adults
o Crisis intervention
o Substance abuse
- Provide skilled social work services to clinic patients of all ages, including but not limited to:
o Comprehensive psychosocial assessment
o Focus on harm reduction and trauma informed care
o Systems advocacy and intervention
o Brief interventions
o Care management across multiple service providers as indicated
o Grief counseling
o Crisis intervention
o Information and referral to appropriate community resources

**REQUIREMENTS:**
A Master of Social Work Degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
AND
One year of full-time social work experience in a health care setting or equivalent. Experience can include a practicum placement as part of a social work training program and/or employment experience.

**LEGAL REQUIREMENTS:**
Within 90 days of hire must hold one of the following credentials issued by the state of Washington:
- Agency Affiliated Counselor
- Licensed Social Work Associate -Advanced
- Licensed Social Work Associate - Independent Clinical
- Licensed Advance Social Worker
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

**ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER**
As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.

Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.

**Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/harborview-medical-center)** Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

**ABOUT UW MEDICINE - WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER**
UW Medicine is Washington's only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine's mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow's physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.